Oiling appliance for thread or yarn



March 13, 1928. V 1,662,086

H. F. STUHR OILING APPLIANCE FOR THREAD 0R YARN Filed Jan. 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l affoz "e13 March 13, 1928. 1,662,086

H. F.-STUHR OILING APPLIANCE FOR THREAD OR YARN Filed Jan.26. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 H- F'STUHR $13 I w W'M 814 13011 foz Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

. 1,662,086 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN F. STUHR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. KONIGSLOW STAMP- ING &, TOOL COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

OILIN G APPLIANCE FOR THREAD OR YARN.

Application filed January 26, 1925. Serial No. 4,779.

My invention relates to an improvement in a thread or yarn oiling appliance, my general object being to provide an attachment for any machine which um'eels or reels thread or yarn for knitting or weaving purposes whereby the thread or yarn may be oiled lightly or in a manner adapted to preventexcess saturation of the thread or yarn and wasteful use of oil. A further object is embodied in the means adapted to facilitate quick attachment and detachment of the thread or yarn," and in the means for supplying the oil and mainlaininga body of oil at a lined level in respect to an oil carrying rin so that feeding of oil may be uniform aiid constant. A further object is to provide absorbent wheels or disks of different diameters adapted to operate with the ring in conveying the oil in restricted or limited degree to the thread or yarn.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a front view of my improved oiling appliance, the front wall of the oil receptacle being broken away to disclose the interior parts. Fig. 2 is a top View and horizontal section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation and vertical section of the appliance on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 IS a horizontal section on line H of Fig. 3.

The oiling appliance comprises an elongated receptacle 2 having an open top and a rounded bottom in Which a shallow body of oil is maintained at a substantially uniform level whenever a discharge spout 3 of a closed vessel 4 containing a supply of oil is projected into the topof the receptacle and supported in a stationary perpendicular position therein. The mouth 5 of spout 3 is beveled to promote prompt and steady feeding of the oil from supply vessel 4. which is otherwise sealed to the entrance of air. Spout 3 forms part of a screw-threaded cover 6 for vessel 4 and an upright standard 7 is adapted to support receptacle 2 and vessel 4 adjacent to or upon any kind of a machine wherein thread or yarn is being rapidly unreele'd preliminary to knitting or weaving operations. In the present instance standard 7 is formed with an angular bend to provide a, horizontal shelf or seat 8 for supply vessel 4, and a holding ring 9 for vessel 4 i sleeved upon a vertically extending ofiset part 10 of standard 7 and movable vertically thereon within limits as fixed by pins 11 to enable the vessel to be readily seated upon or removed from shelf 8. lVhen vessel 41 is seated its spout 3 extends downwardly at one side of the standard and one side wall of receptacle 2, and its beveled mouth is projected nearly to the bot tom of the receptacle. An adjusting screw may be used at shelf 8 to establish a dill erent seating level for vessel at and a different level of the oil within receptacle 2.

An oil collecting and distributing ring 12 is suspended at a fixed ccptarle 2 from an elongated hub 14 of a wheel 15 journaled on a shaft 16 extending across the open top of the receptacle. The lower part of the ring is submerged Within the oil and the upper part encircles and rides upon hub 14 which is preferably of small diameter to reduce the speed of rotation of the ring. Hub 14 and the central part 17 of wheel 15 is made of felt or other absorbent material, and the oil which is conveyed to the surface of the hub is absorbed and passes to a disk-shaped body 17, which is relatively thin and ofgreater diameterthan hub 14. Disk 17 is supported by face plates 18 of metal having outwardly-curved edge portions 19 extending beyond the pe riphery of the central disk to confine the thread or yarn in running engagement with the yielding body 17 of felt. Collecting ring 12 may also be confined between an inner flange 20 and a longitudinally adjustable collar 21 on the hub to prevent ring 12 from coming into contact with the inner face plate 18 of the wheel, and the area of absorbent material engaged by the ring may be increased or decreased by shifting collar 21 on the hub. I

Wheel 15 1s revolved by the running thread or yarn, and ring 12 is in turn roelevation within 'retated at slower speed by frictional contact with the small hub. The oil picked up by the ring impregnates the absorbent hub' of the Wheel but excess delivery of oil to the thread or yarn is prevented by causing the collected oil to pass through the small hub and a larger body of absorbent material before reaching the thread or yarn. A running tension of the thread or yarn with the felt periphery of wheel 15' is efi'ected by causing the thread or yarn to pass through a pair of open hooks or eyes 22 fixed by thumb spfrews 23 at opposite ends of the front wall 0 thread or yarn to be hooked or unhooked receptacle 2. These devices permit the quickly whenever chine requires removal to or replacement of the thread or yarn. If desired, the thread or yarn may be assed underneath the oiling wheel instead over the same.

I have not shown a cover on receptacle 2, but obviously. a cover may be used if desired. Furthermore,the receptacle may be of any desired length and any number of oiling devices may be mounted therein to accommodate a corresponding number of threads or pieces of yarn passing to or from reels or spindles, either in unwinding the thread or yarn from skeins, or in feeding the thread or yarn to spindles or to knitting or weaving mechanism.

What I claim, is:

1. An oiling appliance for thread or yarn,

' comprising an Oil receptacle, a wheel within said receptacle having a central body and a hub of absorbent material, an oil collecting rin suspended from said hub, and tension hoo said receptacle.

2. An oiling appliance for thread or yarn,

the operation of the ma-,

for the thread or yarn mounted upon comprising an oil receptacle, a wheel for oiling the thread having a hub provided with a collar, and an oil collecting ring suspended upon said hub adjacent said collar.

3'. An oiling a pliance for thread or yarn, comprising an 01 receptacle, a wheel having an oil absorbing body and a hub of absorbent material, an oil collecting rin suspended from said hub, and a slip col ar adjustreceptacle having a feed spout with a beveled'mouth adapted to extend into the bottom thereof to maintain a shallow body of oil therein.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERMAN F. STUHB. 

